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@joy9 That’s awesome! And the medical thing is interesting, isn’t it? Pretty sure my dude has acid reflux like I do because I recognized the symptoms and so basically follow the same reflux protocols with him. At one point I even tried elevating one end of his dog bed but got so much side eye I...

@joy9 It's funny, I was hoping my rescue would be the young goofy derp that loved everybody and everything...instead, I got an older dog who is pretty antisocial with few friends by choice, and who would rather hang out in the woods and watch birds and sniff things...in other words, pretty...

@joy9 I too had a rough childhood, so my current PTSD - which stemmed from working 12-hour shifts being ever-ready for catastrophe and personal danger with volatile, violent people - really threw my CPTSD into high gear. It replicated the situation of being always in danger, and ultimately...

@joy9 It sounds as if you have PTSD. PTSD can be caused by many situations, for instance, feeling trapped, afraid and powerless for an extended time period. Two years of feeling as though you were essentially being held hostage by someone who was mentally ill and dangerous would certainly...

@christianaspie8701 If there's one thing I've learned over the years...if the answer to a question is interpretable as intrusive or judgemental and the answer is not important - which is almost always the case - don't ask. Questions are inherently intrusive because they literally ask us to...

@kaccy I'd be tempted to obnoxiously lecture them back, as in "Ok guy, enough about my dog...you're losing your hair. Let me tell you about how you should rub 6 cloves of garlic on your head at bedtime for regrowth". Or "Ooooo, that's a nasty zit you got going. I read on facebook you should...